Jennette McCurdy Net Worth

Jennette McCurdy net worth in 2026 is estimated at $3.5 million. The figure is the most recent dated estimate, updated in January 2026, and it is the most commonly cited number. Her fortune comes from iCarly, her bestselling memoir, a two-book publishing deal and her work as a television producer.

Jennette McCurdy earned $50,000 per episode for 93 episodes of iCarly, which adds up to about $4.65 million before taxes and fees. She played Sam Puckett from 2007 to 2012 and won four Kids' Choice Awards for the role. The show was the largest payday of her acting career.

Jennette McCurdy's memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, has sold more than 2 million copies. It spent eight weeks at number one on the New York Times bestseller list after its release in August 2022. It won the Goodreads Choice Award in 2022 and the American Library Association's Alex Award in 2023.

Jennette McCurdy quit acting in 2018, saying she was ashamed of the roles she had played and did not want to continue. She has written about the pressure her mother put on her as a child star and about her eating disorder. She turned to writing and found a second career as an author.

Jennette McCurdy's debut novel, Half His Age, was released on January 20, 2026. It is the first book in her two-book deal with Ballantine Books and Penguin Random House, reported as a seven-figure agreement. An Apple TV+ adaptation of her memoir is also in production as a ten-episode series.

Jennette McCurdy was born on June 26, 1992, which makes her 34 years old in 2026. She was 15 when iCarly premiered in 2007 and 26 when she quit acting in 2018. She published her memoir at 30 and her debut novel at 33. She signed a two-book deal after the memoir became a bestseller.